The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

reached out to stop him. After taking a few deep breaths, she felt

feel pain in my chest all of

had any heart-related illnesses, and the

I haven’t been sleeping well for the last couple of days.

a faint, icy gleam flashed in

her darkened gaze and continued to show his sympathy and

not listening to

she found herself thinking about how pale and

been acting

ask me all those odd questions, such as

dying patient who could not

Gwendolyn delved into her thoughts, the more uneasy

grabbed her by the wrist before she left the

that could be extremely detrimental

hindsight, Maverick’s choice of words had

he had used the words “in the future”

brows, the overwhelming sense of weakness

hitched, and she shouted at

wrong, Gwen?”

up. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it to the

“Gwen—”

words were cut off when Gwendolyn slammed the

After getting out of

caught up

did not move even after Gwendolyn left; it simply stayed

into the rearview mirror and watched as Gwendolyn frantically ran back to Bay Villa. At that moment, his expression grew

just left Bay Villa when Nico

William, and Quinton emerged from the shadows when they saw

worth of salary from me the last time. Today, I’m going to win it all back,

expression cold and serious. “I’m

two exchanged a confused

a few light thuds sounded through the air, and the three men immediately felt a sharp pain in the back of their necks. In an instant, their eyes rolled back into their heads, and

looked at the three motionless figures on the ground impassively. As it turned out, tranquilizing them was much quicker and more efficient

the shadows. “Nico, we can’t just leave them lying here, can we? Where should we

at the three unconscious men on the ground, cupped his

a minute, but there was still no sound or movement within the villa, nor was

was off. “Never mind. Let’s go

the villa was locked. Nico had wanted to kick it down, but he was worried he would not be able to explain himself to Gwendolyn after this. In the end, he and Swain climbed the pipes behind the villa to

to the second-floor bedroom only to find Maverick lying on the chaise lounge. The pool of crimson blood on the floor was

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